diff --git a/docs/src/guides/inscriptions.md b/docs/src/guides/inscriptions.md
index 67a3caf883..0019bf0a60 100644
--- a/docs/src/guides/inscriptions.md
+++ b/docs/src/guides/inscriptions.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Ordinal Inscription Guide
 Individual satoshis can be inscribed with arbitrary content, creating
 Bitcoin-native digital artifacts that can be held in a Bitcoin wallet and
 transferred using Bitcoin transactions. Inscriptions are as durable, immutable,
-secure, and decentralized as the Bitcoin blockchain itself.
+secure, and decentralized as Bitcoin itself.
 
 Working with inscriptions requires a Bitcoin full node, to give you a view of
 the current state of the Bitcoin blockchain, and a wallet that can make
diff --git a/docs/src/introduction.md b/docs/src/introduction.md
index 0ede3bea8d..0318473098 100644
--- a/docs/src/introduction.md
+++ b/docs/src/introduction.md
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ collected and traded as curios.
 Individual satoshis can be inscribed with arbitrary content, creating
 Bitcoin-native digital artifacts that can be held in Bitcoin wallets and
 transferred using Bitcoin transactions. Inscriptions are as durable, immutable,
-secure, and decentralized as the Bitcoin blockchain itself.
+secure, and decentralized as Bitcoin itself.
 
 Other, more unusual use-cases are possible: off-chain colored-coins, public key
 infrastructure with key rotation, a decentralized replacement for the DNS. For
-now though, such use-cases are theoretical, and exist only in the minds of
+now though, such use-cases are speculative, and exist only in the minds of
 fringe ordinal theorists.
 
 For more details on ordinal theory, see the [overview](overview.md).
diff --git a/templates/home.html b/templates/home.html
index 5a269b5e15..97a522ca28 100644
--- a/templates/home.html
+++ b/templates/home.html
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ <h1>Explore digital artifacts on Bitcoin</h1>
 <p>Ordinal theory unlocks Bitcoin-native digital artifacts.</p>
 
 <p>Rare and exotic sats, and NFTs that are as durable, immutable, secure,
-scarce, and decentralized as the Bitcoin blockchain itself. Natively. No
-sidechain or token required.</p>
+scarce, and decentralized as Bitcoin itself. Natively. No sidechain or token
+required.</p>
 
 <p><a href=http://docs.ordinals.com>Learn more.</a></p>